Hollesley Primary School
Hollesley Primary School is an academy converter in Woodbridge for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 76 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Hollesley Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in October 2022 of its predecessor, Hollesley Primary School.
Ofsted inspection: April 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | School Lane Hollesley Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 3RE |
| Reference Number | 151188 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 76 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 47.37%
Girls: 52.63% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 24.7% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 1.3% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 89.5% |
| White & Asian | 5.3% |
| White, Other | 2.6% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Hollesley Primary School, inspected in October 2022.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Requires Improvement |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 2 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 1 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 Hollesley Primary School had 74 pupils for 105 places. 31 places (29.5%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Woodbridge Primary” planning area
Suffolk counted 221 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 167 in 2029–30, down 24%.
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2025–26 Hollesley Primary School had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.9 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 22.4% of pupils at Hollesley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 7 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 6 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 2 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
| Name | Distance |
|
Bawdsey Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3AR |
2.88 miles |
|
Sandlings Primary School
Easton Road, Sutton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3TD |
3.15 miles |
|
Waldringfield Primary School
Cliff Road, Waldringfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4QL |
4.74 miles |
| Name | Distance |
All schools in Woodbridge · Suffolk local authority: places and applications
Hollesley Primary School is part of Asset Education, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:
- Waldringfield Primary School Woodbridge
- Shotley Community Primary School Ipswich
- Cliff Lane Primary School Ipswich
- St Helen's Primary School Ipswich
- Castle Hill Infant School Ipswich
- Castle Hill Junior School Ipswich
- The Beeches Community Primary School Ipswich
- The Oaks Primary School Ipswich
- Stutton Church of England Primary School Ipswich
- Ringshall School Stowmarket
What is Hollesley Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Hollesley Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in October 2022 of its predecessor, Hollesley Primary School.
When was Hollesley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Hollesley Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.
How many pupils does Hollesley Primary School have?
Hollesley Primary School has 76 pupils on roll.
What age range does Hollesley Primary School cover?
Hollesley Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Hollesley Primary School?
Hollesley Primary School is at School Lane, Hollesley, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3RE.